Laundry machinery.



J. H. SUTTER.

LAUNDRY MAGMNERY.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 2l, 1905.

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J. H. SUTTBR. LAUNDRY MACHINERY. APPLICATION FILED N0\'.21,1908.

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UNITED %TATES JHN H. SUTTER, OF CHCAGQ, IIA-Li.

1 ,esencia Speeicaion of letters atent.y

Application filed November 21, 1998.

Serial HG. 463,75.

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Be it known that l. JOHN H. SUTTER. et citizen of the United States, residing at ine city ei Chicago, in the county et C001( and Stute et Illinois, have invented :i newy and useful lniprmen'ient in lliinindry Bizieliinery, ef' which the following is specientien.

My invention reh'ites te washing enel rinsing,` machines in; use in ilenietie and publie lanndries.

My invention adapte@ te meet the eentlitiens in publie lxinndries where a machine of limited capacity is desirable7 and elec te provide for denieSie nee zx. ineehai'iisin whieh has the conveniences; which. :ire necessary in cmnnierenl praietiee. Teihis end I provide :i retating ei' rei'fiprmiiting tui; anni eenneetiens ny which the eiezinssing fluide may be readily iiitreilneed inte er ilrnined therefrmn, and while in eperntien, if desired.

My invention also eenin'ies mechanism for giving such forni :imi action te the parte that the application of the cleansing fluids is active :ind eiiieient.

The principles of my invention are ilhistrnted in the drawings in Which- Fignre l shows n. :trent View; iig. Q :i side elevation, partly in section; Fig. is a seetienni View teken en the dotted iine Z3-3 of Fig. Fig. i is n seiftiennl View of the lower part et the hollow shaft and its eenneetions; Fig. is ii top viewer the spring butler eenneetions.; Fig; (i isn section of Fig. on the. flotter). line (infn Fig, is n See; tion of Fig. en the dotted line 7-7; Fig. is an enlarged detail partly in section on the line S-Wfw of Fig. T; Fig. 9 is :i clutch Shift' e device 'for the main Shaft; Fig. l0 :L pei-tien et the Washer vnenti erin; Fig. il shows :i fietail uit an adjustable fastening in' Wliieh e. :indie attached t0 the arm of teh lever 45S; Fig. lf2 e top View of the ee'ier mi if init bottoni. Fig. 13 shewe the detail o1" zi shaft geared te the. nieto?, and its alternatively enga able eenneeiiens.

Further rierihing my inYe-ntiwn with reference te the clrnwixilfs, in which like ehzirzieters of reference ilenete like parte threughont: represente n bed er table; 3, :ind 4 ire nprighte which siippert the table. and of whivii ."iziinl :ire ixeniiifi mrvv'artlly for the pnrpnees hereinafter described. A holv ien' vertieeii shaft G i.-' jeinznnleii :it its lower end lin the smiling box. 7 and is supperted Withinthe chamber nel. v, finch stuffing bex upon the Stnti e. The seid shaft passes np wai-elly threz 'it table l and is provided i tener r Suitable nenne@4 neetien i .n the inside of the tnh und ine xe' lit 'The lower part et the snide? pro *ii* `i with n hub l2, having projecting ing The Asaid hub pron 'elle n im jects de'wnwerdiyinte the interrupted-sleeve H, frein wheh rrieet the errns 15. The Seid sleeve enfi i are coneentiieitly mounted on th.; il Se that the lugs 13 (if the spider nr iin the. notches formed in the eeve, .inni "i firms are Connected by sprin y le te the tf ne er freine Werk of the Appzretns. An erin .i8 keyed te the lower para; e? the shaft f3 and en latter pre teruel-.y iipen n. s .we 1S. upwardly projecting fre-in id wenn 'nennted aeoilr 20, freni which prejeet ifi y urn?. 2l. and the crank Z2 A vertical shui" 25j is Carried en the brat-liet ifi the russ-piece 27, thel letter being Supported en :he upper part of the uprighte 3 eniiff. i'. is provided with the Worm Q8, ineinsed in the gear euse 29. and zneshinii` with. the 1r n. wenn Z3() 0n the Chair i firiv 'i hy u,e niemr 84, een tielle'zl i: (')n the lower partef the Whien is @enne eren l viele re'mlutien el? the ternir. lj 'i u @inventing nietion te the latter, Whieli in turn eennnnnieittetl to the tub :is hereinafter t :md the Shaft whi h.,

ont y l cenneetiene. Y L fi mounted nii-niger gein yrm'iiiefi with a elnten Sie dropped, Wili 'e crank and it4 piece lining its relis inte which the @rese seat when 'Patented Apr. 7,1914..

nl. manner, Upon the shaft 25 is in its downward position. A shifting device consisting of the grooved pulley 41, the crutch 42 and the lever 43, Iprovides means by which the shaft 25 may be longitudinally moved to alternatively'engage with the crank 32 and the gear 39.

` 43 isa movable stud by which the lever 43 is detachably secured in alternative position.

Pipes 45 controlled by the valves 46 connect with any source of hot and cold water supply communicate through the common pipe 47 with the chamber 48, within which rests the lower end of the vertical shaft 6, which is provided with the openings 49. A similar connection, 'Within said chamber, is made by the pipe .'30, which may be connected with the leg 2 and controlled by the outlet or discharge valve 5l.

The lower part of the tub 11 sh'ould be ,slanted toward the center as shown in Fig. 2 and the lower part thereof should be provided with radial slats 55 which are vertically wider near the center of the tub thanv at their other end and which are adapted to keep the material to be cleansed out of contact with the bottom of the tub. The upper edges of slats 55 should be substantially horizontal so as to form spaces which are deepest at the center of the tub and provide a protected fluid receptacle. A washer head arm 57 may be hinged to one of the uprights and the free end thereof has a squared opening through which passes the rectangular bar 58 which sockets removably in the washer head 59. The said bar has free vertical motion so that the washer head may rest upon the material in the tub. It may, however, be readily lifted out and the arm 57 swung free from the tub.

When it is desired to operate the washing apparatus, the material to be cleansed is placed in the tub with such cleansing agents as maybe desired, and water of they operly regulated temperature turned h ereinto through the tubes 45 and the hollow shaft 6. The washer head being placed in psition upon the material, the motor may be started,

whereby the shaft 25 (being placed in gear with the crank 32) is caused to revolve. The latter gives reciprocating motion to the crank 22, through the pitman 33 and the motion thereof is communicated through the coiled spring 21 to the arm 18. The interposition of the spring causes the rapid fnotion of the crank to be communicated to the tub without shock. When the tub has made a partial revolutionthe lugs 13 will come into contact with the projecting sleeve portions 14, thereby tensioning the springs 16. The shock of stopping the rotation of the tub is` thus absorbed by the springs and the rotation comparatively slowly stopped.l The tension of the spring, however, being applied, starts the tub on'its return movement,

after which the actionofthe power through the arms 2l and 18 and the spring 2l it -again applied in the other direction, until between the radial slats of the bottom of theL tub toward the sides thereof, and the tendency to remain at rest forces them through the material adjacent to t-he edge of the tub in a direction opposite to its initial movement. When the tub reverses under the stress of the spring 16 the tendency of the fluids is to reverse their direction, both through the material adjacent to the sides of the tub and following the slanted bottom thereof toward the center. These initial movements of fluids throughout the material Within the tub set up other currents dependent thereupon and the whole exercise a powerful cleansing and detergent action thereon. When the action of the tub has been continued as far as desired the escape valve 5l may be opened, allowing the fluids to escape, while fresh fluid of the proper temperature may be introduced and its flow continued during the continuous operation offthe machine until asuficie'nt amount has been admitted and the fluid may be alternately introduced and discharged, until" the material is thoroughly rinsed and cleansed. The washer headis then removed, the vertical shaft 25 dropped by the shifting mechanism, whereby the Washer is disconnected, and the wringcr put in motion, by which the process is completed.

I claim:

1. In a laundry machine; the combination of a frame or support, a hollow shaft journaled vertically therein, a washing and rinsing tub mounted on the upper end of the shaft and rotatable thereby, means for giving alternating rotary movement `to the shaft, and fluid connections opening into the t-ub through said shaft and adapted to provide a flow of fluid to and from t-he tb during the movement of the shaft.

2.. In a laundry machine; 'a supporting structure, a hollow shaft journaled thereinI a washing and rinsing tubl provided with a sloping bottom mounted on the shaft andr opening thereinto, means for keeping the material to be cleansed out of contact with said bottom, and forming radial channels for fluid, means for introducing fluid into said channels through the hollow shaft, and means for giving alternating rotary-movement to the shaft.

3. In a laundry machine, a supporting framework including tubular members adaptto be connected with a source of water supply and a discharge outlet, a tub mounted on a heli 1w shaft opening into the said tub and also opening into said tubular members, my hand, this 18th day of November A. D. means for actuating said shaft too eratively 1908, in the presence of two subscribing move the tub, and means for regu ating the witnesses.

supply of fluid to the tub through said tubu- JOHN H. SUTTER. 5 lar members and said shaft during the oper- Witnesses:

ation thereof. C. K. CHAMBERLAIN,

In witness whereof, I have hereunto set A. S. PHILLIPS. 

